Hesston men fall to KCK

Tuesday

Feb 5, 2013 at 6:59 AMFeb 5, 2013 at 6:59 AM

By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan

HESSTON — The Hesston College men’s basketball team saw a three-game winning streak end with an 82-71 loss to Kansas City (Kan.) Community College Monday at Yost Center. The game was tied 37-37 at the half. Hesston led by as many as 10 in the first half. KCK made a 10-2 run to open the second half. Hesston drew within three with 6:50 remaining, but fell behind by as many as 11 down the stretch. KCK was 31 of 49 shooting from the field. Hesston was 22 of 66. Dominique Washington led KCK with 21 points, hitting 10 of 12 from the field. Evrad Atcho added 19 points with 10 rebounds. Antonio Winn scored 13 points. Pierre Zook score 19 points for Hesston, followed by Mahlon Jones with 16 and Alex Santiago with 13. KCK improves to 9-14, 4-4 in NJCAA Division II, Region VI play. Hesston falls to 16-8, 3-5 in Region VI play. Hesston hosts the Sterling junior varsity at 8 p.m. Thursday.